Oil-can.



H. JONES;

.OI'L CAN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1914.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

' from the lamp to the outlet end HENRY JONES, OF CROSS KEYS, NEAR NEWPORT, ENGLAND.

OIL-CAN.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it lmown that I, HENRY JONES, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Cross Keys, 'near Newport, in the county of Monmouth, England, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements. in or Relating to Oil-Cans, of which the follow-. ing is a specification.

-This invention relates to oil-cans of the kind that are combined with lamps to obviate the necessity of carrying a separate lamp or light at night, or into dark places, when oiling .machinery, and whereby the manipulating of the oil-can, as well as the carrying of the light or lamp, may be performed by one hand.

-The chief object of the inventionto provide such a combined oil-can and lamp wherein the latter is so arranged relatively to the spout of the oil-can that the light shall be used to the best therto permit of lamps being applied to existing as well as newoil-cans.

According to the invention the lampcomprises a tube orcylindricalmember adapted to be fitted to the spout of the oil-can, and containing a dry battery or other suitable light generating medium. The front end of said tube or cylindrical memberis .fitted with a lens or reflector to'direct the light of the spout or to any point where it is desired tofeed the oil. The lamp may be made a sliding fit on the spout and may be provided with means for fixing it in position thereon. Suitable contacts may also be provided formaking and breaking the electric circuit of the lamp.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect the same will be more fully described with reference to th which Figure 1 is an elevation a lamp applied according to one arrange ment. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 showing a modification. I r

a is the lamp casing which is preferably made of cylindrical form with clips a adapted to engage the spout b of the oil can b as shown in Fig. 1. .The placing of the lamp on to the spout may serve to complete the circuit and for this purpose a press or push switch 0 on the'lampmay engage the spout or a protuberance or projection 6 x on the spout, the sliding or turning of the I Specification of Letters latent. Application filed November 2,

I battery and lamp advantage, and furof an oil-can with 4 Patented Dec. 2a, 1915. 1914. Seria1No.869,828.

lamp in to position serving to operate the switch to complete the lamp circuit and light the lamp. I

In the arrangement shown in'Fig. 2,'-the lamp a is made to fit over the spout 6, while the lamp filaments may be arranged in one or more small bulbs cl with suitable reflectors .for end of the spout b. ,In this case also the placing of the lamp into position may serve to efiect the lighting, while to allow for the usual taper form of the spout and to hold the lamp firmly thereon the opening in the tube or casing through which the spout passes may have a spring 6 or other resilient means capable of binding against the spout to hold the lamp in any desired position thereon.

The attachment or tube containing the will in all cases be provided with a removable lid or cover whereby the lamp may be removed or the dry battery recharged, which closed or sealed tube also permits of the lamp being used with safety in places charged with gas. Further, the lamp is such that when not required to p be used with the oil-can it is capable of being carried in the pocket or 1n a suitable case. In this connection also the attachment means may serve as a' handle whereby the lampcan be, carried and used independently of the oil-can.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination with an oil can having an extended and tapered spout, of a lamp, means on said lamp for attaching the lamp to the spout and cally lighting the lame immediately it is placed in position. accompanying drawing, in

2. The combination with an oil can having a'spout, of a cylindrical lamp, means on said lampfor fitting around the spout, and means adapted to engage said spout for lighting the lamp.

3. The combination with an oil .can havdirecting the light to the outer means for automati ing a spout, of a' lamp having an aperture therethrough, and" a resilient spout-engaging element positioned wi hin said aperture.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses:

HENRY JONES. Witnesses:

FRED. SPEAR, A THUR J. Wrens. 

